28 August, 2024 @ 5:00 PM
Join us for a special ladies only workshop at Bassam Freiha Art Foundation in honor of Emirati Women’s Day, led by the talented Emirati artist Dr. Najat Makki.
In this workshop, we will explore the dreams and aspirations of Emirati women and women around the world. What does this day mean to you? What do you wish for and dream of? Together, we will reflect on the beauty, delicacy, sensitivity, and grandeur that this day symbolizes for every woman.
You will create a mixed media artwork that captures these reflections. Please note to make your piece more personal you need to bring; black and white portrait photo (copy), sized at a quarter of an A4 sheet, of yourself or a woman you cherish, to incorporate into your artwork.
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Najat Makki is a pioneering Emirati artist and the first woman in the UAE to earn a PhD in art. Renowned for her role in shaping Emirati abstraction, she has developed a distinctive practice rooted in rhythm and colour, becoming a central figure in the region’s modern art movement.
Over the decades, her work has been widely exhibited in the UAE and abroad, and is represented in major collections including the Guggenheim Abu Dhabi, Sharjah Art Museum, and the Cultural Foundation.